Goal:Constructibility Review

Phase(s):

Objective:

[ Coordination of documents with information from various disciplines ]
[ Reviews and checks]
[Cost estimates]

Description:

Review of plans and specifications (building model) to check for co-ordination, buildability and bidability.
A process by which "completed" design is formatted and relayed to other parties (Sanvido, 1990).
Consultative work that involves providing approporiate project information regarding the design, its use and context to teh specialists to review, and gaining feedback/ advice/ changes (Eastman et al, 2008).

Potential Benefits:

Contractors can analyze the design and test various "means and methods."
Ensure Design can be built to meet targeted cost and schedule.
Expose errors and omissions in design documentation (model).
Recommend alternate solutions while keeping design intent.
Other potential benefits may include: initial cost estimation; review of layouts, material selection, value engineering.

Levels of Detail Considerations:

Team Competencies Required:

Improved collaboration input from disciplines
Understanding and analyzing BIM
Retrieving and adding information in the model

Characteristics in order to substantiate BIM use:

Project -
Organization -
Environment -
Contract -
Process -

Potential Modeling Methods:

Potential Outputs:

Legal / Commitment Considerations:

Additional Resources:

General Description:

BIM Handbook- Eastman et al, 2008
IBPM- Sanvido, 1990
Dace A Campbell
October 2007 issue- Architectural Record

Quantitative Studies:

Case Study Examples:

GM Flint, Michigan- Ghafari Associates
San Francisco Federal Building- Morphosis
Cathedral Hill Hospital
Benjamin D Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building.

Constructibility Reviews